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Wilken, Justin Barend
🇿🇦FIDE 14301431· Male· South Africa· Born in 1971
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Justin Barend Wilken, a 55-year-old South African player, is rated 1919. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2006–2009) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (A). His peak of 2072 was reached at age 35 (Jul 2006); he also reached South African #19 in Mar 2011.
Current rating
1919
Standard
Rpd1951·Blz1915
All-time high
2072
−153 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 35
Jul 2006 · age 35
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,508
#43,508 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
6th South African 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1919
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+78 Elo)
1806 → 1884
Sep 2024
2020
5th South African 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1862
Oct 2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1862 → returned at 1862
Apr 2020
2015
100 career games
at age 44
Aug 2015
2013
2nd South African 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1997
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
1911 → 1919
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
6W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 1958 | +8.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#97
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,219
in continent
World
#43,507
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
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